Favourite Stand-Up Comedians

As for holding the audience's attention - surely the master is Ken Dodd. He plays Springsteen-like marathon sets and the laughs only start to dry up at the three-hour mark (which is when he jumps into his Bentley and hits the M62 for a late show in Eccles). So says my Dad.

I'd love to see a video compilation of all the comedians Bob Monkhouse and Des O'Connor had on their chat shows in the early 80s; I mean, they probably weren't *all* as good as Kelly Monteith, but I bet there are some forgotten gems in there, now working the cruise ships or script editing on My Two Dads - Ten Years On.

I wish I'd seen Dave Allen though; everyone I've heard see him says he is fantastic.

I've not seen the Mighty Boosh, but Noel solo was very funny.

Dave Gorman is remarkable in that he can be very funny without any actual jokes.

Other hilarity comes from Eddie Izzard, Jack Dee and... Well, I really should be able to think of someone else, because things are funnier in threes, but my mind has gone blank.

Peter Kay sucks donkeydong

To whoever asked, Phil Kaye is still around, he did the comedy tent at Reading this year.

I found a Rodney Dangerfield cassette in a drawer when I started one job, and kept it. It's sexist old stuff, but he cracks enormous numbers of jokes, and lots are funny, and he delivers them very well, and he has a very well-defined comedy persona. Is he popular in America, or seen as feeble and outmoded, or what?

We don't get much American stand-up over here - I've only ever seen one Woody Allen routine, for instance.

Brilliant WFMU article on Shecky Greene

My Friars Club pal just posted photos on FB from a recent lunch w/ Shecky Greene (Jackie the Joke Man also at the table). Shecky was "on" for hours, apparently.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2014/04/22/friars-roast-burned-gilbert-gottfrieds-dirtiest-joke-ever-sends-legend-shecky-greene-out-the-door

When is Shecky Greene ever not "on".

he's about 88, i thought he got tired mebbe

I'm going to keep an eye out for Joe Pera from now on

http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/joe-pera-performs-stand-up-on-late-night-kills.html

http://www.hulu.com/watch/941239

Rory Scovel is a new fave. Pretty brilliant.

Shalewa's the reason I moved to Atlanta (she got me my first job here). She lives in NYC now and her album's about to come out. Here's the titular bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lo_QUo9wzc

Loved Ali Wong's netflix special

My favourite? None of them

The leader of the Labour party taking his cues on racism from a comedian who performed in Blackface in the 90s https://t.co/IIWgjZU0oN pic.twitter.com/W3CcICkSTJ

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YT keeps throwing Randy Feltface at me, 'tis good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2px8F_zDyg

having some challenge with the over-use of smart-ass crowd work that i see online lately - has gotten super old for me

just started in on the James Acaster specials on Netflix, holy hell this guy is amazing. he's like Carlin and Seinfeld and Mitch Hedburg all in one. only on the first one but the way he changes the entire performance into being about him being undercover is really incredible

Love him, still haven't watched all of those since my partner does not like him for some reason.

Saw two totally amazing stand-up performances recently, for completely opposite reasons - Sheng Wang and Moshe Kasher.

(Sheng Wang is extremely Hedbergian and composed, in fact it was kind of a shock whenever he said something that veered off his well-crafted material, and Kasher is just a ridiculously quick-witted improviser who can do a whole set off crowd work, even though his material is great too)

new dave attell on netflix made me laugh. how can someone who looks so sleepy be so quick?

glad he's still around, there were times when I almost wondered if he passed because I just never heard about him anymore despite the fact that he seemed to be really popular for a while. I get why Dane Cook fizzled out (not funny) but Dave at least seems like a guy who should be getting consistent voice work. like how is he not in Bojack Horseman or something

ah, sheng wang is the dude with the Costco fashion routine!